This masterclass will give you an insight into the various types of Niigata sake and experience 5 different types of Niigata sake. Conducted by Kenji Ichishima.

Born and raised in Shibata City, Kenji Ichishima grew
up around the brewery that had been run by his forefathers for generations.
However, when he moved to Tokyo for high school, he acquired a taste for
freedom that led him to spend four years abroad. Encouraged by his grandfather,
Kenji went to the United States and spent time in Atlanta, Georgia and Albany,
New York. His time in America rekindled Kenji’s awareness of his identity and
reminded him of the importance of his family business, and after returning to
Japan he decided to enter the sake industry. First at another brewery and then
as a delivery boy at his family’s own, Kenji learnt the business of sake from
the bottom up. Since becoming President of Ichishima Shuzo, he has achieved
success in developing new products, improving quality, reducing inefficiencies,
and discontinuing low-profit business components such as beer wholesaling. In
addition to managing his brewery, Kenji is also deeply involved in the larger
world of sake. As chairperson of the public relations committee of the Niigata
Brewer’s Association, he has run the Niigata Sake Festival for the past four
years. He is also very involved with the younger generation of brewers both in
Niigata and throughout Japan as a chairperson of both the Shinseikai and the
Japan Brewery Junior Council.

Having grown up in a brewery with a rich history that
stretches back to more than 200 years, Kenji is new blood who respects
tradition and culture but is also willing to consider and implement new
methods, leading today’s sake industry with fresh and innovative ideas.

$10 per ticket*

This masterclass will be conducted at Temple Cellars (UE Square, #01-12) and is limited to only 25 slots.

Sake Matsuri 2018 Masterclass Series is held alongside Sake Matsuri Singapore. Get to try over 250 sakes from more than 80 represented Japanese sake breweries right here in Singapore! Tickets are on sale now at $35 (early bird) or $45.